Ranjani is a Carnatic

raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

, which is also sometimes written as ''Ranjini''. This raga is a ''janya'' of the 59th ''

Melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...

'' raga

Dharmavati Dharmavati is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 59th '' Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called ''Dhaamavati'' in Muthuswami Dikshitar school ...

.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications It is an asymmetric pentatonic scale, which is pleasing and has been more popular in last 50 years. It figures in ''ragamalikas'', ''slokams'', ''vrittams'' and light popular songs, as it is a pleasing scale. Ranjani Arohana scale

Structure and Lakshana

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an ''audava-audava'' ragam (five notes in the ascending and descending scale). * : * : The notes in this scale are ''chathushruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatam'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''kakli nishadham'' in ''avarohanam'', in place of ''sadharna rishabham'' (see pictures). From ''Dharmavati'' scale (59th melakarta), the panchamam is removed in this scale and the rest are used in asymmetrical manner which gives the pleasing aspect to this ragam. S R2 G2 S, S N3. D2. S - is a catch phrase that is unique to ragam Ranjani (where N3. and D2. denotes lower octave).

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*''Durmargachara'' in Rupakam composed by

Thyagaraja Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ...

*''Kaadiruvenu Naanu'' By

Ambujam Krishna Ambujam Krishna (1917 - 1989) was a composer of Carnatic Kritis. She has composed more than 600 kritis in various Carnatic ragas. Personal life Ambujam Krishna is the daughter of K. V. Ranga Iyengar, an advocate of Madurai. She had her music ...

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

*''Ranjani Niranjani'' in Rupakam Adi by G. N. Balasubramaniam *''Amboruha Padhame'' Ranjani Raga Varnam by G. N. Balasubramaniam *''KenjugirEn Amma'' in Adi Talam.

Structure and Lakshana

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Film songs

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